65 / 100
Good
Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.
Academic Outcomes
57
Inspection
75
Admissions Value
—
Destinations
70
Stability & Context
65
Top 50% of secondary schools in England
Top 50% nationally
#12 of 21 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.
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Overall effectiveness
Graded 17 October 2021
Quality of education
Graded 17 October 2021
Behaviour and attitudes
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Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.
Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.
Attainment 8
46.7
Progress 8
Not published
English & maths 5+
46.2%
English & maths 4+
73.1%
EBacc entry
22.2%
BH18 9BG - Higher Blandford Road, Broadstone, Dorset
This school is one of 125 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Total schools
125
Open schools
117
Closed schools
8
Primary schools
68
Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.
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Graded 17 October 2021
Personal development
Graded 17 October 2021
Leadership and management
Graded 17 October 2021
Sixth form
Graded 17 October 2021
Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.
Good
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EBacc achievement
7.7%
Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.
APS
24.7
Value added
-0.68
AAB %
0.0%
Retention %
Not published
Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23
Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).
Education %
92.0%
Employment %
1.0%
Apprenticeships %
5.0%
NEET %
2.0%
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Secondary schools
23
Special schools
0
Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)